Fabarm

Around 1900 the Galesi family established the factory in Brescia, Italy, that became Fabarm.¹ The name is short for Fabbrica Bresciana di Armi, which the company translates as Arms Manufacturer in Brescia.¹ After the war the range added over-and-unders to the existing side-by-sides.² In the same period the company made break-action barrels for other brands.²

Fabarm introduced its first semi-automatic, the Goldenmatic, in the late 1960s.³ The Goldenmatic used long recoil.³ In the 1970s the range added the gas-operated Ellegi, alongside STL competition over-and-unders and pump guns.⁴ In 1976 the company dropped the Luciano Galesi name in favour of Fabarm.⁵

After the Second World War Fabarm made break-action barrels for other brands.² When Luciano Galesi retired in 1979, the new owners moved the business from Brescia to modern premises at Travagliato.⁶ The company’s address is Via Averolda 31, Travagliato.⁷

Fabarm describes Caesar Guerini as a company formed through a partnership with Fabarm.⁸ In January 2011 a closer shareholding relationship strengthened production and industrial cooperation between the two brands.⁸ The collaboration produced the XLR5 Velocity in January 2012.⁹ In December 2015 Caesar Guerini became Fabarm’s sole shareholder.¹⁰ Fabarm’s American operation, Fabarm USA, is based in Maryland.¹¹